[PDF] The A Z Of Landmark Cars eBook

Author : Hilton Holloway
Publisher : Carlton Books Limited
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,79 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781858685526

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While the automobile is an integral part of everyday life around the globe, certain models have gone so far as to become symbols of popular culture, whether for their high-performance or their idiosyncratic styling. Who would argue that models designed for working folks have any less personality than their more expensive relatives? The greatest of these cars are brought together in this comprehensive album celebrating 400 of the most significant automobiles in motoring history. Every important model, from the dream cars of Ferrari to the workaday Ford Escort is shown in all its glory along with an authoritative assessment written by two of the world's top automotive journalists.

Author : Hilton Holloway
Publisher : Carlton Publishing Group
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,58 MB
Release : 2003-04-07
Category : Antique and classic cars
ISBN : 9781842228357

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Originally published as: The A-Z of landmark cars. 1998.

Author : James E. Cook
Publisher : Arizona Highways Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 24,48 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780916179045

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Accompanied by a reproduction of Arizona Highways, v. 1, no. 1, Apr. 1925 (26 p.: ill.; 30 cm.)

Author : Ann Patterson
Publisher : Arizona Highways
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,23 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781893860216

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Arizona boasts extraordinary buildings revered for their architectural significance, but for most people, inanimate structures made of brick, glass, and steel come alive only when they learn the human stories behind their conception and construction. Some of the buildings have architectural pedigrees dating to Territorial days and before. Others are remarkable for the role they're playing in the country's urban-design revolution. But all of the buildings profiled in this book have one point in common: they have colorful stories to tell--stories that reveal the essence of Arizona's spirit. Official Arizona State Historian, Marshall Trimble, says a wonderful book on some of Arizona's most famous buildings. For anyone who's ever looked at these classic structures and said, 'If these walls could only talk, ' your wish has been granted.

Author : Editors of Car and Driver
Publisher : Filipacchi Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 29,87 MB
Release : 2011-05-04
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781936297504

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The editors and automotive experts from Car and Driver magazine have examined, tested and covered every major car brand and model to have been released since the magazine's inception in the mid-1950s, and before. This new series of books on Iconic Cars compiles original feature coverage of landmark cars from the trusted pages of Car and Driver magazine. It's been called the best sports car money can buy and there's no doubt about the power, beauty and prestige that the Porsche name implies. Iconic Cars: Porsche highlights this powerful brand through the decades, putting the reader right in the driver's seat. Car and Driver has chronicled the German brand from its humble beginnings with the 356 Roadster to its modern lineup of supercars, super sedans and even super SUVs. For the first time, the magazine's most important and most entertaining Porsche reviews and features are collected in one volume, spanning road tests and comparisons from the early 1950s to today. From the 356 model, to the lesser-known 914 and 928 of the 1970s, to the stunning new Panamera sedan, Cayenne SUV, and the awe-inducing 911 Turbo, the book celebrates every significant aspect of these well-muscled automotive warriors. Porsche is the first in this series of Iconic Cars and is a perfect gift for Porsche enthusiasts and all lovers of timeless, iconic automobiles.

Author : Bradford Luckingham
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 18,69 MB
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0816534675

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More than half of all Arizonans live in Phoenix, the center of one of the most urbanized states in the nation. This history of the Sunbelt metropolis traces its growth from its founding in 1867 to its present status as one of the ten largest cities in the United States. Drawing on a wide variety of archival materials, oral accounts, promotional literature, and urban historical studies, Bradford Luckingham presents an urban biography of a thriving city that for more than a century has been an oasis of civilization in the desert Southwest. First homesteaded by pioneers bent on seeing a new agricultural empire rise phoenix-like from ancient Hohokam Indian irrigation ditches and farming settlements, Phoenix became an agricultural oasis in the desert during the late 1800s. With the coming of the railroads and the transfer of the territorial capital to Phoenix, local boosters were already proclaiming it the new commercial center of Arizona. As the city also came to be recognized as a health and tourist mecca, thanks to its favorable climate, the concept of "the good life" became the centerpiece of the city's promotional efforts. Luckingham follows these trends through rapid expansion, the Depression, and the postwar boom years, and shows how economic growth and quality of life have come into conflict in recent times.